diff --git a/trunk-recorder/recorders/dmr_recorder.cc b/trunk-recorder/recorders/dmr_recorder.cc
index 79d4980f1..d9654432b 100644
--- a/trunk-recorder/recorders/dmr_recorder.cc
+++ b/trunk-recorder/recorders/dmr_recorder.cc
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void dmr_recorder::initialize(Source *src) {
 
   int udp_port = 0;
   int verbosity = 0; // 10 = lots of debug messages
-  const char *udp_host = "";
+  const char *udp_host = "127.0.0.1";
   bool do_imbe = 1;
   bool do_output = 1;
   bool do_msgq = 0;
diff --git a/trunk-recorder/recorders/p25_recorder_decode.cc b/trunk-recorder/recorders/p25_recorder_decode.cc
index c020f9a64..d2c59242d 100644
--- a/trunk-recorder/recorders/p25_recorder_decode.cc
+++ b/trunk-recorder/recorders/p25_recorder_decode.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void p25_recorder_decode::initialize(  int silence_frames) {
 
   int udp_port = 0;
   int verbosity = 0; // 10 = lots of debug messages
-  const char *udp_host = "";
+  const char *udp_host = "127.0.0.1";
   bool do_imbe = 1;
   bool do_output = 1;
   bool do_msgq = 0;